April, 2024: Sri Lanka’s foremost private healthcare provider, Nawaloka Hospitals PLC, took home a Merit award at the distinguished Best Management Practices Company Awards ceremony held on March 13, 2024, at the Cinnamon Grand, Colombo.
The Best Management Practices Company Awards, organized annually by the Institute of Chartered Professional Managers of Sri Lanka (CPM Sri Lanka), celebrate excellence in organizational growth and success within both the public and private sectors. These awards highlight exemplary leadership, policies, strategies, people management, partnerships, resources, processes, and performances demonstrated by companies throughout 2023.
“Accepting this award reaffirms Nawaloka Hospitals’ commitment to upholding the best management practices in the healthcare sector. This recognition is a testament to our dedication to delivering superior patient care while upholding the highest standards of professionalism and operational efficiency,” noted Nawaloka Hospitals PLC chairman Dr.Jayantha Darmadasa.
The Best Management Practices Company Awards provide a valuable framework for organizations such as Nawaloka Hospitals, to evaluate their management practices and drive continuous improvement. Winning this award has enabled and empowered the company to showcase its achievements within the business community, both locally and internationally.
Nawaloka Hospitals entered Sri Lanka’s healthcare sector in 1985, and proceeded to dominate the private healthcare sector in the country. The launch of the hospital and the overwhelming response it received from the people demonstrated a long felt need for superior healthcare in a pleasant environment. The Hospital was a pioneering initiative, established under the Chairmanship of Late Deshamanya H. K. Dharmadasa, to be a centre of excellence in high technology diagnostic and curative facilities. Driven by the Vision to be the Hospital of Tomorrow, the medical institution has come to be known as a centre of excellence and a preferred healthcare institution in the country.